In Nike’s 44-year history, fewer than one percent of its endorsed athletes have been given a signature shoe. Joining one of the most exclusive clubs in all of sport, Paul George will debut his first signature shoe, the PG1, this week on an international stage as Indiana plays Denver in London on Thursday, January 12.
The first episode is the beginning of the Nike Rise Journey, introducing the 24 kids who have been selected from the regional try-outs across the Philippines. Coach Chot Reyes meets the 24 for the first time in Manila, and training begins in the House of Rise with Paul George.
Rise players are inspired to challenge their limits to realize their true potential
Nike
basketball athlete, Paul George, was in Manila to be the first mentor to
the 24 players from #Rise, Nike’s first ever reality documentary and
basketball development program.
George
arrived on Sunday, July 19, and dropped in on local kids playing
basketball at a tenement court, getting his first immersion into Pinoy
streetball.